Allowed / Not Allowed Fuels; Lighting - La Nordica FOCOLARE 80 IDRO CRYSTAL - DSA Manual De Instrucciones Para La Instalación, El Uso Y El Mantenimiento

6. ALLOWED / NOT ALLOWED FUELS

Allowed fuels are logs. Use exclusively dry logs (max. content of water 20%). Maximum 3 logs should be loaded. The pieces of wood
should have a length of ca. 20-30 cm and a maximum circumference of 30-35 cm.
Compressed not worked-out wood briquettes must be used carefully to avoid overheating that may damage the device, since
these have a very high calorific value.
The wood used as fuel must have a humidity content lower than the 20% and must be stored in a dry place. Humid wood tends to burn
less easily, since it is necessary a greater quantity of energy to let the existing water evaporate. Moreover, humid content involves
the disadvantage that, when temperature decreases, the water condensates earlier in the hearth and therefore in the stack causing a
remarkable deposit of soot with following possible risk of fire of the same.
Fresh wood contains about 60% of H
It is necessary to place this wood in a dry and ventilated place (for example under a roofing) for at least two years before using it.
Besides others, it is not possible to burn: carbon, cuttings, waste of bark and panels, humid wood or wood treated with paints,
plastic materials; in this case, the warranty on the device becomes void.
Paper and cardboard must be used only to light the fire.
The combustion of waste is FORBIDDEN and would even damage the appliance and the flue, causing health damages and claims by
the neighborhood owing to the bad smell. The wood is not a fuel which allows a continuous operation of the appliance, as consequence
the heating all over the night is not possible.
Variety
Beech
Oak
Elm
Poplar
Larch*
Spruce*
Scots pine *
ATTENTION : the continuous and protracted use of aromatic wood (eucalyptus, myrtle etc.) quickly damages the cast iron parts
(cleavage) of the product.
The declared technical data have been achieved by burning beech wood class "A1" according to the requirement UNI EN ISO 17225-5
and wood moisture content less than 20%. By burning a different kind of wood the efficiency of the product itself could change and some
specific adjustments on the appliance could be needed.

7. LIGHTING

ATTENTION: never light for any reason if the installation is not completely full of water in order to avoid a serious damage of
the whole structure. IABSOLUTELY DO NOT LIGHT THE FIRE IN THE THERMO-FIREPLACE IN THE TOTAL OR PARTIAL
ABSENCE OF WATER (NOT EVEN FOR CHECKING), AS IT COULD BE IRREMEDIABLY RUINED. IN SUCH CASE THE
WARRANTY ON THE APPLIANCE IS VOIDED.
Before installing the facing and lighting the thermo-fireplace, it must be loaded and the system filled from the open expansion tank by
means of the natural fall of the water (see chapter. SYSTEM CONNECTION AND FILLING).
After ensuring that at least one radiator is always open, open the door and load a small quantity of wood.
To light the fire, it is suggested to use small wood pieces together with paper or other traded lighting means. It is FORBIDDEN to use
any liquid substance as for ex. alcohol, gasoline, oil and similar. Never switch on the device when there are combustible gases
in the room.
The openings for air (primary and secondary) must be opened together (you must open the eventual Ignition control, and butterfly valve
placed on the pipe of smokes exhaust). When the wood starts burning, you may load other fuels and adjust the air for combustion
according to the instructions on paragraph TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION.
Please always be present during this phase. Never overload the appliance (see the technical table - max. quantity of fuel that can be
loaded / hourly consumption). Too much fuel and too much air for combustion can cause overheating and therefore damage the
same.
After the first ignition you can smell bad odours (owing to the drying of the glue used in the garnitures or of the paint) which disappear after
a brief using of the appliance. A good ventilation of the room should always be guaranteed.
ATTENTION: during the first lightings there could be a solid smokes condensation with a small escape of water from the thermo-
fireplace: this event will expire in a very short time but if it persists it will be necessary to check the chimney draught.
To perform a correct first lighting of the products treated with paints for high temperature, it is necessary to know the following information:
• the construction materials of the involved products are not homogeneous, in fact there are simultaneously parts in cast iron, steel,
refractory material and majolica;
• the temperature to which the body of the product is subject is not homogeneous: from area to area, variable temperatures within
the range of 300°C - 500°C are detected;
• during its life, the product is subject to alternated lighting and extinguishing cycles in the same day, as well as to cycles of intense
use or of absolute standstill when season changes;
• the new appliance, before being considered seasoned has to be subject to many start cycles to allow all materials and paints to
complete the various elastic stresses;
• in detail, initially it is possible to remark the emission of smells typical of metals subject to great thermal stress, as well as of wet
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O, therefore it is not suitable to be burnt.
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kg/mc
750
900
640
470
660
450
550
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RESINOUS WOOD NOT SUITABLE FOR THE BURNING
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kWh/kg 20%
moistness
4,0
4,2
4,1
4,1
4,4
4,5
4,4
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